Man dressed as It the clown terrifies young trick-or-treaters who dare to approach his door - The Mirror

The Scottish Halloween enthusiast left youngsters petrified as he emerged from the shadows

This is the chilling moment a man dressed as It the clown terrorises young trick-or-treaters at his door.

The Scottish Halloween fan slinks out of his house before leaping on a wall and quizzing the children in a creepy voice.

Behind him stands one of his vitims “Georgie”, dressed in a yellow raincoat and carrying a red balloon.

Pennywise then asks one young girl dressed as a smurf if she likes balloons, the clowns or the circus before laughing manically and shouting one of the most famous lines from the film It: “We all float down here!”

The spooky clip has since gone viral and has racked up nearly seven million views.

The clown’s house, in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, was also impressively bedecked with frightening decorations.

The man who filmed the scary footage, Rab Hamlyn, posted it on Facebook with the caption: "Happy Halloween. That house with IT was mad."

Debbie Montgomery said: "Pmsl that is so bloody creepy I'd have ran a mile."

Kirsty Mcalindon commented: "That's class. Amazing effort."

He said: "Top effort from the family that stay there, it was epic. That's what Halloween is all about. The wee ones loved it.

All credit goes to the family that took the time and effort to scare us all."